US2526505A

US2526505A - Haircbtting cloth or apron

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Publication number: US2526505A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1950-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1967-10-17

Description

F. H- RICHMOND v HAIR CUTTINGCLOTH 0R APRON Oct. 17, 1950 Filed March 1:, 19 47 INVENTOR; FRED'HOMERYRCH 0ND ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 17, 1950 PATENT ,1;

I I I I V z ezas s Y Harriet-rewrite CLOTH AFRO-N V @595 H: 3291131 St, Louis, Mo V V eriali iiea Mar h i 1947, Serial No.-1

The present invention relates to certain .new and useful improvements in hair cutting cloths or aprons, and, Vmoreo particularly to. improve-.

ments upon my prion patent. numbered 2,123,436, dated Jilly 12, v1933.

These cloths. are used by barbersiior prevent? l s hair cl ppings and: dandruff: rom fallin uppnt eelothe of; their customers. The prin. ci al ob ect of the.- pres nt invention is topmvide a generally rectangular shield, cloth or apron fo vp siti ning over the shoulders and a und the neck of the customer, for catchin si qii airsd qn ne i thesaic cloths eina orm d w' a wsha ed o en extended downward throu h it u per end or s de. nd ada te to se raqe the ne k. o the; eas erli s h mar ins. 9;. th (shared openin bein hemmed over inserts of elastic cords or tapes that are ;-stretche d or tensioned in the process of making the cloth, insi sh anne as t nq m l r qr o endma i'ei w cket wr kl e i he em r at e ev r q ti 'd he e heme wher b h parted oi t e 011 may b i l' ir ich d under i in he reel? of e cus r, gard, s s of the size 'or bulk of, the neck ,and

v ts eleeeablir seu e' ii esit b me ns oi a suitable fastening device.

fii e ii jbi t' he nv n i s Pr ide in a barbers cloth or apron of the kind re ferried" to, ajspecial form; of fastening device for eleasabl y securing theclothinpIace about ck of the. customer, without the. necessity h; the-e astic to w npl e he a e e e V ew; wes e i s uch other objects and advantages, as may ap-, from the; following. specification, attention 'ng," puncturing or injuring the hem oiis" directed to the accompanying drawing as e se pin m a preferred. embodiment of invent on, and wherein:-

li'g igure 1 is a plan View of a barbers cloth amma ewrdens with his inv ntion- F u s i a similar P an, Vi w of he m. shqwine the we n r end i he, vpe opening or par in th req read a orally at its margins and rounded serni=circularly at. ach side fo em ra h neck of a, tom th ma on e n brou t. ab u of. coursein the act of: lacin the loth u o he customer.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cloth showing its, formation as drawn up around the, neck of a customer, and releasably secured: to es ii see b meanest he sneqiai orm. oi

mg device as contemplated andprovidedin this invention. Y 1 Figure 4 isa section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, showing on a greatly enlarged-scale,the 'cion struction and mode of operation ofthespecial form of fastening device. 7'

Figure 5 is a perspective view similar to that of Figure 3, showing however the'cloth asse cured to position by means of a commorr' pin; in lieu of the special fastenin'gsdeviceshdwn in Figure 3. I

In practising this invention; I provide-a flexible:

cloth of any suitable'kind of material, preferably at I; but within'the hemmed margins la of -the' V-shaped parting 6 there is enclosed: a-longth of elastic-tape 8 which is folded'mediallwupori itself to form the lower crotch -8a,-of--- theV=-- shaped opening 6. :In the processor mounting this tape 8 within the hems loathe tape-is stretched" substantiallyupward from the/lower crotch 8a, asi-t; is sewn and hemmed in place; and so thatw-hen the hemsarecompleted and released the contractive pull of the tapes willcause the hems to-pucker and wrinkle as indi cated at. 9 at the lower portion of the V-shapedparting 6.- A buttonhole lllis formed'medially through one of the hems-"Iaatone side-ot'the parting 6, for a purpose later explainedf For use with the cloth as described a special form of fastening device ll is provided, the:

same comprisingapair of fingerpieces 1 2; t3; pivotally connected by a pin l3cu .passedtrans-s versely through tabs l4 turneddown from theupper finger piece I2-. These finger piecesare normally urgedresiliently together by a coil spring l5 seated over theupin. Isa and braced at its ends against the pieces [2, l3. A'button Iii-formed with a central socket I'B'a is anchored at 162; to the inner face of' the uppen "finger piece I2, and a complementalobtuse spur IT is similarly anchored at llb to the innersfac e of the other finger piece i3, in alignment with and adapted toenter the socket 115a of thefingerdrawn between the opened finger piece l2, I3, within the button 16 and spur IT on opposite sides of such hem, and as the finger .pieces are released and automatically close together the spur i1 engages and forces the hem with the spur into the socket [6a, thus firmly securing the cloth to its desired position.

The form of cloth or apron as here provided has no permanently attached buttons or fastenings to intrfere with laundering. The button hole Ill-affords a handy place for securing the fastening device I! against misplacement when the latter is not in use. In use this fastening element need not necessarily be inserted in the button hole H], but may be used independently of the button hole, for pinching the sides of the apron together at any desired point.

Any desired kind or form of elastic material may be employed in the making of this hair cutting cloth or apron, such as elastic cord, tape or strips of webbing, or any other stretchable material, and if desired the cloth may be made of double layers, with such elastic material sewn in between the layers at the margins of fthe V-shaped neck opening.

In use, the cloth is positioned upon the chest and shoulders of the customer, as indicated in Figure 2. The parted sides of the cloth are then drawn up resiliently around and back of the neck and the overlapped sides are finally secured together by means of the fastening device ll, in manner already pointed out. If preferred,j a common .pin l8 may be employed for securing the cloth in place, in lieu of the fastening device II, as shown in Figure 5. From the construction as shown, it is obvious that this form of barbers cloth is adapted for snugly and yieldingly fitting around necks of varying size, including children and adults, and is well adapted for preventing hair clippings from working down between the cloth and the neck of the customer, and onto his clothes.

The forming of the parting opening as of V-shape and the particular manner in which the edges are tensioned provides several definite advantages. With the elastic element 8 extending on both side edges of the parting and shaped relative to the crotch of the opening and secured to the crotch, thus placing the medial zone of the elastic as anchored to the point or crotch zone of the V-opening, such zone becomes stabilized and definitely shaped, enabling the remainder of the elastic to be properly tensioned during the formation of the covering for the elastic provided by the hem, with the elastic ends secured to the hem while .under tension. The definite shape of the crotch zone thus produced is not disadvantageous since this underlies the chin of the customer when the cloth is applied. Hence, both sides of the lower zone of the parting edges are of similar tensioned characteristics and provide similar puckers and/or wrinkles on-both sides of such zones, the latter zones having a length such as to include the front and the forward portion of the sides of the neck. The puckered zone will readily conform to the neck, as will the untensioned portions, of the hem, as the cloth is applied, there being a close fit about the neck except within the crotch zone, the latter exerting no pressure at the medial front of the neck, thus avoiding discomfort to the customer at this portion of the neck such, for instance, as to force swallowing actions and the like. The remainder may then be closely fitting 4 The structure of the securing means shown in Fig. 4 is above set forth. It presents a number of advantageous conditions. For instance, it can be used either with or without the buttonhole II], the latter serving to actually position the location of the means in service, and to carry the means to prevent loss when the cloth is not in service. However, as above explained, the means can be used without the button-hole, this being due to the fact that in closing the means upon the positioned rear portions of the cloth the stud i! does not penetrate the material but simply moves it into the flared opening of the button I6. Whether the material thus inserted is of one or two plies, the stud serves to hold the inserted portion or portions in position by tending to clamp the material between it and the button and at the same time produce a pseudo curvature to the material inserted, such as will prevent its being withdrawn other than by opening the means. Since there. is no perforating oil the material, the cloth is not damaged by the application of themeans. Obviously, by removing the means from the cloth, the latter is freed from all projecting structure. The button-hole when used provides no difficulty in this respect, the result being that the hair cloth can be easily laundered without dangerof damage. When the button-hole is used with the securing means it is located external of the shank of the button and its walls do not enter between the stud and the flared wall of the button opening. 1 A

And while I have here shown and described a specific embodiment of the invention, and specific structural features thereof, itis to be understood that the features as shown may be changed or modified as desired, within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In hair cutting cloth assemblages, wherein the neck-enclosing zone is tensionable, an as semblage of such type characterized in that the neck-applied zone of the cloth includesa medial V-shaped parting having its edges of double-ply formation and with the lower zone of each edge carrying the tensioning means, said means comprising an elongated elastic element mounted between the parting edge plies and extending into the opposite side edges of the parting, a medial portion of the element being'folded into conformity with the crotch of the parting and being secured to the cloth at such crotch, said element having a length less than the peripheral length of the parting and being additionally secured to and within the cloth plies beyond the element mid-zone while the unsecured zones of the element are under tension to thereby producea cloth having the tensioned zone of the plies and adjacent body normally puckered and/or wrinkled to provide a zone shapeable about the forward and side portions of the neckwith the untensioned edges of the parting forming the covering for the rear portion of the neck by cloth overlapping, and'meanscarried by the an: tensioned ply zones for temporarily securing the cloth in its active service position about the neck of the customer.

2. An assemblage as in claim 1 characterized in that the medial portion of the element is folded upon itself within the crotch zone prior to being secured to the crotch, such securing serving to anchor the element in the crotch zone in conformity with the pointed crotch zone of the parting to provide a definitely-shaped medial zone for positioning at the front of the n ck and underlying the chin of the customer, whereby the tensioned p rtions beyond the crotch, are conformable to the front and forward side zones of the neck with the :untensioned zones of the parting conformable about the remainder of the sides and the rear of the neck.

3. An assemblage as in claim 1 characterized in that one of the untensioned ply zones of the edges of the parting is formed with a single button-hole usable to removably support the temporary securing means during both active and inactive service periods of the assemblage, removal of the securing means from the 'buttonhole and thereby freeing the means from the apron rendering the cloth free for washing and with the cloth completely flexible for washing purposes.

FRED I-I. RICHMOND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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